Poa fax
Species of grass native to Australia
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Poa fax is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria.[1] This species has the shortest scientific name of any plant. Poa (πόα) is Greek for "fodder", and fax is Latin for "torch" or "flame", referring to "its dense, spike-like inflorescence which resembles a torch with ascending tongues of flame".[2] While the name Poa fax is accepted as valid by Flora of Australia,[3] and some databases reflect this, such as POWO,[1] WCSP[4] and FloraBase,[5] other sources such as Tropicos,[6] WFO[7] and GrassBase[8] consider it a synonym of Neuropoa fax.[9]
| Poa fax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Poa |
| Species: | P. fax |
| Binomial name | |
| Poa fax | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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